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David Lowes
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1261
Language
English
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Summary

Twilio’s Messaging Service simplifies the process of sending messages, allowing users to send many thousands of messages per day without needing to write programming logic. The service handles phone number allocation, load balancing, and other use-case specific features through its Copilot features. To configure a messaging service, users must select phone numbers based on their needs, such as country-specific nuances and message volume requirements. Key considerations include choosing the right type of phone number, selecting a suitable short or long code, and configuring API requests to replace the from parameter with a messagingServiceSid parameter. The Copilot features include Sticky Sender, Alpha Sender ID, Scaler, Geomatch, Fallback to toll free / Short code reroute, Smart encoding, MMS converter, and others, which can be combined to achieve specific use-case requirements.